Centrum Stosunków Międzynarodowych - 05 September 2016: South Sudan to receive 4,000 extra peacekeepers

South Sudan agreed on Sunday to receive 4,000 extra peacekeepers, in order to avoid any arms embargo. Despite the fact, the President Salva Kiir stated that the peacekeeping force was a violation of South Sudan's sovereignty. The South Sudanese Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs declared: "The transitional government of national unity agrees to the deployment of the regional force". The announcement followed a meeting between the President and the U.N. Security Council. It should be mentioned that the U.N. already has 12,000 peacekeepers in South Sudan. The main goal is to protect civilians in a country undermined by civil wars and ethnic tensions. Finally, the USA backed the decision: "The Security Council came to achieve what we have secured," U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power stated.